Food Grown Home + Mentoring
Addressing food insecurity and promoting sustainability by empowering others
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EMPATHY BUILDS EFFORT, GRIT AND ULTIMATELY GROWTH
Family Learning Solutions believes an empathetic approach builds student achievement and long-term life success. Young people and families face many obstacles in today's complicated learning environment and deserve the opportunity to connect to caring mentors, teachers, and social workers within their school community.
Programs in Partnership
Social Services
Kind Scholars and I AM COLLEGE READY SOLUTIONS social-emotional learning Curriculum
Kind Scholars and I AM COLLEGE READY SOLUTIONS social-emotional learning Curriculum
Social Services: Linking families in crisis with essential clothing, food and health care offered to families in partnership with the Audelia Community Response Team (ACRT)
Kind Scholars and I AM COLLEGE READY SOLUTIONS social-emotional learning Curriculum
Kind Scholars and I AM COLLEGE READY SOLUTIONS social-emotional learning Curriculum
Kind Scholars and I AM COLLEGE READY SOLUTIONS social-emotional learning Curriculum
Connecting College Students and community members with entry level career opportunities as students in need of mentoring and tutoring services receive social-emotional curriculum and math/English tutoring
Food Grown Home
Kind Scholars and I AM COLLEGE READY SOLUTIONS social-emotional learning Curriculum
Food Grown Home
Addressing food insecurity and promoting sustainability by empowering others to grow their own food - at home
In partnership with MetroGreen Style
Family Learning Solutions
Bilingual Tutoring Support
Tutoring is extremely critical service, especially to students who have struggled due to COVID-19 and school building closures. As a result of the urgent need to address school readiness, FLS is offering tutoring to students referred by school personnel and juvenile court professionals. We have BILINGUAL tutors to ensure that students and households struggling with English can access needed services.
Food Grown Home Sustainable Indoor Food Growing Educational Project reaches 100 households in 1st pilot and 60 students attending in-person and virtual student programs in Gaithersburg and Silver Spring
Food Rescue and Food Grown Home
Our household initiative, called Food Grown Home, offers weekly food recovery and plant science mentoring sessions to teach entrepreneurship and exposure to the agriculture industry. Food Grown Home engages the entire household - utilizing a multigenerational approach with grandparents, parents and children in an activity that produces positive results within their household. Families are empowered with information and guidance. Connections are made among a broader network of mentors, experts and household growers.
Mentoring can help you Reach Your Dreams
Kind Scholars links younger students with older peers, college and post-college career mentors. Kind Scholars utilize I AM COLLEGE READY SOLUTIONS (IACRS) social-emotional learning curriculum to support each other. Additionally middle and high school girls learn from career speakers. Mentoring is offered to students during and after school. A safe, empowering, and supportive environment is provided as students cultivate authentic connection with themselves and others.
FLS ALUMNI - The "Homework Club"
This initiative developed out of the success of our very first youth development program: The Homework Club. The students named our initially volunteer-based after-school program, their "homework club." Even though, homework was the last activity on their list ! Students created their own talent show, participated in counseling groups, experienced acting, camping and entrepreneurship classes. Proudly, our Alumni are successful business owners, actors, social workers, entertainment industry professionals, sports coaches and public school employees.
Mentoring Leads to Success
The alumni of our first project (1997-2007) are now leaders as they continue to aspire and reach impressive career goals. To name a few: Agnes (pictured) owns Waxing With Aggy in Silver Spring, Maryland. Assata is an aspiring actress and performed a one-woman show "Chains." Jene is working on her Master's Degree in Social Work and founder of Beautiful Gemz, bringing mentoring services to her community. Hadi is a school teacher and enrolled in a doctorate program. Selam is a graduate of a Master's Degree program in entertainment management and working at an entertainment agency in Los Angelos, California. Robert holds a Master's Degree in sports management, works as a security officer at local middle school and owns an international college advisory and sports coaching business.
Community Outreach
Workshops
Community Service Campaigns
Community Service Campaigns
Is your organization interested in starting a sustainable education program or an engagement initiative for parents and families? Start with a workshop and Family Learning Solutions can facilitate it with follow-up for implementation.
Community Service Campaigns
Community Service Campaigns
Community Service Campaigns
We are currently offering a food recovery program with selected households. Identified households in distress due to Cover-19 economic fallout are receiving weekly groceries and follow-up case management linking to resources.
College Preparation
Creative Performances
Creative Performances
Family Learning Solutions offers career opportunities for college students and resources and strategies
for college and career success.
Creative Performances
Creative Performances
Creative Performances
Alumni: Ms. Assata Williams performs CHAIN. This is an opportunity for students to share their courage, intelligence, perseverance, strength and views through storytelling, poetry, and creative expression.
Be a Partner In Raising The Next Generation of Success
Your support and contributions will connect youth to
leadership opportunities
BOARD Members - Update Coming Soon
SANDE LEE
Agnes Gilson
LORI MELMAN
Board Member: Sande leads business outreach and innovative approaches to capital development. While our organization does traditional grant proposal submissions to foundations, Sande connects Family Learning Solutions to businesses and companies interested in creating opportunities for the next generation.
LORI MELMAN
Agnes Gilson
LORI MELMAN
Founder and Executive Director: Lori chose social work over business but employs practical strategic practices to ensure participation among youth who have not been traditionally included in empowerment opportunities. Lori holds a Ph.D in Social Work and is a licensed clinical social worker
Agnes Gilson
Agnes Gilson
Agnes Gilson
Board Member: Agnes, owner of Waxing With Aggy, Alumni of FLS firmly believes in the power of mentoring girls. Agnes participated in the FLS entrepreneurship program, beginning in elementary school and has proven to be a leader in the skincare industry. Agnes mentors middle and high school girls in the community. Agnes earned her Bachelor's Degree from Howard University.